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Members of the Class of 2014 gathered in the Academic Village Thursday morning to pledge their commitment to �鶹��Ƶ’s honor code at the fifth annual Call to Honor Ceremony. “We’re honor-bound by the values of honesty, integrity, responsibility and respect,” said SGA President Taylor Martin. “These are the hallmark values of our education and ourselves.”

�鶹��Ƶ Career Services this week presents “Career Kick-off,” a series of events to help students and alumni network, meet employers, find jobs and internships, and “survive the cut” in a competitive job market.

�鶹��Ƶ will begin upgrades to the Walter C. Latham Park baseball facility following the 2010 baseball season. The improvements are made possible by a group of generous donors led by trustee Dr. Bryan Latham and his wife, Janet, of Miami, who made a $250,000 commitment to fund the work.

Career Services this week is introducing “�鶹��Ƶ Employer Partners,” a new program to build more awareness of top companies seeking �鶹��Ƶ job candidates. Featured partners include four Fortune 500 companies: EMC Corporation, Credit Suisse, Lowe’s Companies, and E. & J. Gallo Winery, as well as regional organizations such as Curtis Media Group, many of whom are participating in �鶹��Ƶ’s upcoming Fall Career Kick-Off.

While Hurricane Earl will not impact the �鶹��Ƶ campus or central North Carolina, the storm does serve as a good reminder about �鶹��Ƶ's emergency and severe weather resources. Read this note for details.

During the New Parent Coffee following New Student Convocation on Saturday, Aug. 28, parents registered to win �鶹��Ƶ house flags.

With stories of alumni who left �鶹��Ƶ this spring to launch ambitious careers, and advice from administrators on engaging with the world as global citizens, New Student Convocation on Aug. 28 brought together freshmen who gathered as the Class of 2014 for the first time Under the Oaks of campus.

�鶹��Ƶ President Leo M. Lambert opened the annual planning week by focusing on the goals of The �鶹��Ƶ Commitment strategic plan. "At the dawn of a new decade and this new strategic plan, I ask you to continue to give serious thought to how your program, department, or division and each of you personally will take ownership of the idea of leading �鶹��Ƶ to national prominence," Lambert said in addressing faculty and staff who were assembled in McCrary Theatre.

EdTech, a magazine focused on technology applications in education, features �鶹��Ƶ in its September/October edition. The article, titled "Building the Smarter Classroom," says that �鶹��Ƶ is "taking instructional technology to the next level," with "pioneering collaborative classrooms and teaching students real-world skills."

�鶹��Ƶ welcomed the Class of 2014 on Friday with a clear blue sky and low humidity making move-in day a relatively comfortable experience for students and families who carried clothes, computers, food and furniture into residence halls across campus.